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Conceiving agency : reproductive authority among Haredi women / Michal S. Raucher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raucher, Michal, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pregnancy.
- Jewish women.
- Ultra-Orthodox Jews--Political activity.
- Ultra-Orthodox Jews.
- Judaism and politics--Israel.
- Judaism and politics.
- Political participation.
- Israel.
- Jews.
- Medical Subjects:
- Pregnancy.
- Jews.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) : color illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Medicine and Religion: Doctors and Rabbis in Israel
- 2. Books and Babies: Pathways to Authority
- 3. The Embodiment of Pregnancy
- 4. Reproductive Theology: Embodying Divine Authority
- 5. Abortions, Finances, and Women's Reproductive Authority
- Conclusion: Haredi Women's Bodies and Beyond
- Works Cited
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 24, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Raucher, Michal. Pregnancy and agency among Haredi women
- ISBN:
- 9780253050038
- 0253050030
- Publisher Number:
- 40030134375
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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